Recent Content by kevmay21

  1. Number of contracts per $$

    Regardless of someones skill level they can have a string of losses. Some reasonable risk level should be chosen. My personal suggestion was...
    Post by: kevmay21, Dec 18, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  2. Number of contracts per $$

    There is this great program called Market System Analyzer. It allows you to run tests with all kinds of different position sizing methods. You...
    Post by: kevmay21, Dec 14, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  3. Number of contracts per $$

    id stick to 1% capital at risk per trade. I would not go above 2%.
    Post by: kevmay21, Dec 14, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  4. What do you base your % risk on?

    Clarification. I am getting 800-1200 based on 2 to 3% of 40k
    Post by: kevmay21, Dec 14, 2006 in forum: Strategy Building

  5. What do you base your % risk on?

    Thanks all. Yes I have been doing monte carlo simulations to see pobabilities at diferent confidence levels. I use MSA Market Systems...
    Post by: kevmay21, Dec 14, 2006 in forum: Strategy Building

  6. What do you base your % risk on?

    Thanks So basically try to limit your risk as best you can so you can sleep with it at night. Try to diversify as much as your capital...
    Post by: kevmay21, Dec 11, 2006 in forum: Strategy Building

  7. What do you base your % risk on?

    I have ready in multiple books and online that 2% of capital risk per trade is a good acceptable leve. Once you start going over say 3% your...
    Thread by: kevmay21, Dec 11, 2006, 9 replies, in forum: Strategy Building

  8. have to worry about contract settle date?

    I see lots of systems backtested on a portfolio of Futurers, Crude Oil, Coffee, Sugar, Soy Beans etc. Do you not have to worry about the possible...
    Thread by: kevmay21, Jul 7, 2006, 3 replies, in forum: Commodity Futures

  9. Testing Options (newbie quesion)

    I have been doing lots of reading on system design testing etc. I thought it best to try to learn as much as possible about Money Management, etc...
    Thread by: kevmay21, Apr 8, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Strategy Building